This started as any other custom project, I stripped the paint off and then proceeded to gently drill the headlamp areas to give them a bit of depth. In the picture we can see the car side by side with a Datsun Wagon that would serve as a paint-test car.

I was anxious to try out this new technique called “water chromed”, which is, literally, over water… it also goes away like water, but costs as if it was damned gold. Previous to the chroming, the car was subjected to a lot of sanding and very glossy white paint, which would serve as the base for the chrome’s chemical reaction.

While the paint dried, I made some custom-designed paneled graphics in Illustrator, which was something I had never tried before, but this custom was all about experimentation. You may wonder, why “BOOM!”? Well, ‘cause she’s the witch… a The Sonics song (:

The interior was painted black with chrome accents, while general detailing was laid out with acrylic paint in tail-lights, exhaust headers and ladder bars. The headlamps are nail-art rhinestones mounted backwards, to avoid that “jewelry” look.

Congratulations to Gavrik for a well-deserved award. The car gets a lot of attention thanks to its very peculiar finish, and we really like the name; if the lettering was more 60s gasser-correct and didn’t look so 80s/90s, this thing would be perfect. That, and maybe some psychedelic graphics on the roof!